Labor relations in new democracies
Subtitle: East Asia, Latin America, and Europe
By: José A. Alemán
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780230623484
Subjects: Industrial relations; Case studies; New democracies
Description: Labor Relations in New Democracies explores how democratization has changed the material and political fortunes of workers in the new democracies of Europe, Latin America, and East Asia. It also examines how workers have responded to their newly found environment. The question is explored through analyses of labor compensation and industrial relations in these countries, and two detailed case studies. The study reveals that where workers have benefited the most from democratization - in Western Europe - they have also become more militant. At the other end of the spectrum, Eastern European countries, workers have benefitted the least from democratization. As a result, they have experienced declines in their ability to strike.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-187) and index.
Table of contents: title: Industrial relations after the third wave; title: Democratization and socioeconomic security; title: Labor market regulation and industrial conflict: an empirical baseline; title: Labor market regulation and social dialogue: a qualitative comparative analysis; title: Protest and social dialogue in South Korea, 1987-2007; title: Protest and social dialogue in democratic Chile, 1988-2006; title: Conclusion: Participation, flexibility, and the future of the third wave.